Magic is the power to act on the forces of evil.
There are two kinds of magic: black magic, that is practised to harm enemies and white magic, indicated to help and heal those who are possessed by evil.
White magic is practised by those called the ‘signadori’ or ‘incantatori’. They also have a gift of divination, and are consulted when a feeling of bad luck is sensed, or to be released from a spell ‘annuchjatu’ or to fight off a disease.

Here’s how they work:
The ‘incantatore’ takes a dish filled with water, demanding it to be placed on the head of the bewitched, crosses himself three times while reciting a formula of exorcism and says a prayer – slowly spilling a few drops of oil into the plate filled with water...